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-# GitLab CI Documentation
+# GitLab Continuous Integration (GitLab CI)
 
-## CI User documentation
+![Pipeline graph](img/cicd_pipeline_infograph.png)
+
+The benefits of Continuous Integration are huge when automation plays an
+integral part of your workflow. GitLab comes with built-in Continuous
+Integration, Continuous Deployment, and Continuous Delivery support to build,
+test, and deploy your application.
+
+Here's some info we've gathered to get you started.
+
+## Getting started
+
+The first steps towards your GitLab CI journey.
 
 - [Getting started with GitLab CI](quick_start/README.md)
-- [CI examples for various languages](examples/README.md)
-- [Learn how to enable or disable GitLab CI](enable_or_disable_ci.md)
 - [Pipelines and jobs](pipelines.md)
-- [Environments and deployments](environments.md)
-- [Learn how `.gitlab-ci.yml` works](yaml/README.md)
 - [Configure a Runner, the application that runs your jobs](runners/README.md)
-- [Use Docker images with GitLab Runner](docker/using_docker_images.md)
-- [Use CI to build Docker images](docker/using_docker_build.md)
+- **Articles:**
+  - [Getting started with GitLab and GitLab CI - Intro to CI](https://about.gitlab.com/2015/12/14/getting-started-with-gitlab-and-gitlab-ci/)
+  - [Continuous Integration, Delivery, and Deployment with GitLab - Intro to CI/CD](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/08/05/continuous-integration-delivery-and-deployment-with-gitlab/)
+  - [GitLab CI: Run jobs sequentially, in parallel, or build a custom pipeline](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/07/29/the-basics-of-gitlab-ci/)
+  - [Setting up GitLab Runner For Continuous Integration](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/03/01/gitlab-runner-with-docker/)
+  - [GitLab CI: Deployment & environments](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/08/26/ci-deployment-and-environments/)
+- **Videos:**
+  - [Demo (March, 2017): how to get started using CI/CD with GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/03/13/ci-cd-demo/)
+  - [Webcast (April, 2016): getting started with CI in GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/04/20/webcast-recording-and-slides-introduction-to-ci-in-gitlab/)
+- **Third-party videos:**
+  - [Intégration continue avec GitLab (September, 2016)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URcMBXjIr24&t=13s)
+  - [GitLab CI for Minecraft Plugins (July, 2016)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4pcI9F8yf8)
+
+## Reference guides
+
+Once you get familiar with the getting started guides, you'll find yourself
+digging into specific reference guides.
+
+- [`.gitlab-ci.yml` reference](yaml/README.md) - Learn all about the ins and
+  outs of `.gitlab-ci.yml` definitions
 - [CI Variables](variables/README.md) - Learn how to use variables defined in
   your `.gitlab-ci.yml` or secured ones defined in your project's settings
-- [Use SSH keys in your build environment](ssh_keys/README.md)
-- [Trigger jobs through the API](triggers/README.md)
+- **The permissions model** - Learn about the access levels a user can have for
+  performing certain CI actions
+  - [User permissions](../user/permissions.md#gitlab-ci)
+  - [Jobs permissions](../user/permissions.md#jobs-permissions)
+
+## GitLab CI + Docker
+
+Leverage the power of Docker to run your CI pipelines.
+
+- [Use Docker images with GitLab Runner](docker/using_docker_images.md)
+- [Use CI to build Docker images](docker/using_docker_build.md)
+- [CI services (linked Docker containers)](services/README.md)
+- **Articles:**
+  - [Setting up GitLab Runner For Continuous Integration](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/03/01/gitlab-runner-with-docker/)
+
+## Advanced use
+
+Once you get familiar with the basics of GitLab CI, it's time to dive in and
+learn how to leverage its potential even more.
+
+- [Environments and deployments](environments.md) - Separate your jobs into
+  environments and use them for different purposes like testing, building and
+  deploying
 - [Job artifacts](../user/project/pipelines/job_artifacts.md)
-- [User permissions](../user/permissions.md#gitlab-ci)
-- [Jobs permissions](../user/permissions.md#jobs-permissions)
-- [API](../api/ci/README.md)
-- [CI services (linked docker containers)](services/README.md)
-- [CI/CD pipelines settings](../user/project/pipelines/settings.md)
-- [Review Apps](review_apps/index.md)
-- [Git submodules](git_submodules.md) Using Git submodules in your CI jobs
+- [Git submodules](git_submodules.md) - How to run your CI jobs when Git
+  submodules are involved
 - [Auto deploy](autodeploy/index.md)
+- [Use SSH keys in your build environment](ssh_keys/README.md)
+- [Trigger pipelines through the GitLab API](triggers/README.md)
+- [Trigger pipelines on a schedule](../user/project/pipelines/schedules.md)
+
+## Review Apps
+
+- [Review Apps](review_apps/index.md)
+- **Articles:**
+  - [Introducing Review Apps](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/11/22/introducing-review-apps/)
+  - [Example project that shows how to use Review Apps](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-examples/review-apps-nginx/)
+
+## GitLab CI for GitLab Pages
+
+See the topic on [GitLab Pages](../user/project/pages/index.md).
+
+## Special configuration
+
+You can change the default behavior of GitLab CI in your whole GitLab instance
+as well as in each project.
+
+- **Project specific**
+  - [Pipelines settings](../user/project/pipelines/settings.md)
+  - [Learn how to enable or disable GitLab CI](enable_or_disable_ci.md)
+- **Affecting the whole GitLab instance**
+  - [Continuous Integration admin settings](../user/admin_area/settings/continuous_integration.md)
+
+## Examples
+
+>**Note:**
+A collection of `.gitlab-ci.yml` files is maintained at the
+[GitLab CI Yml project][gitlab-ci-templates].
+If your favorite programming language or framework is missing we would love
+your help by sending a merge request with a `.gitlab-ci.yml`.
+
+Here is an collection of tutorials and guides on setting up your CI pipeline.
+
+- [GitLab CI examples](examples/README.md) for the following languages and frameworks:
+  - [PHP](examples/php.md)
+  - [Ruby](examples/test-and-deploy-ruby-application-to-heroku.md)
+  - [Python](examples/test-and-deploy-python-application-to-heroku.md)
+  - [Clojure](examples/test-clojure-application.md)
+  - [Scala](examples/test-scala-application.md)
+  - [Phoenix](examples/test-phoenix-application.md)
+  - [Run PHP Composer & NPM scripts then deploy them to a staging server](examples/deployment/composer-npm-deploy.md)
+  - [Analyze code quality with the Code Climate CLI](examples/code_climate.md)
+- **Blog posts**
+  - [Automated Debian packaging](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/10/12/automated-debian-package-build-with-gitlab-ci/)
+  - [Spring boot application with GitLab CI and Kubernetes](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/12/14/continuous-delivery-of-a-spring-boot-application-with-gitlab-ci-and-kubernetes/)
+  - [Setting up GitLab CI for iOS projects](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/03/10/setting-up-gitlab-ci-for-ios-projects/)
+  - [Setting up GitLab CI for Android projects](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/11/30/setting-up-gitlab-ci-for-android-projects/)
+  - [Building a new GitLab Docs site with Nanoc, GitLab CI, and GitLab Pages](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/12/07/building-a-new-gitlab-docs-site-with-nanoc-gitlab-ci-and-gitlab-pages/)
+  - [CI/CD with GitLab in action](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/03/13/ci-cd-demo/)
+  - [Building an Elixir Release into a Docker image using GitLab CI](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/08/11/building-an-elixir-release-into-docker-image-using-gitlab-ci-part-1/)
+- **Miscellaneous**
+  - [Using `dpl` as deployment tool](examples/deployment/README.md)
+  - [Repositories with examples for various languages](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-examples)
+  - [The .gitlab-ci.yml file for GitLab itself](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/.gitlab-ci.yml)
+  - [Example project that shows how to use Review Apps](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-examples/review-apps-nginx/)
+
+## Integrations
+
+- **Articles:**
+  - [Continuous Delivery with GitLab and Convox](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/06/09/continuous-delivery-with-gitlab-and-convox/)
+  - [Getting Started with GitLab and Shippable Continuous Integration](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/05/05/getting-started-gitlab-and-shippable/)
+  - [GitLab Partners with DigitalOcean to make Continuous Integration faster, safer, and more affordable](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/04/19/gitlab-partners-with-digitalocean-to-make-continuous-integration-faster-safer-and-more-affordable/)
+
+## Why GitLab CI?
+
+- **Articles:**
+  - [Why We Chose GitLab CI for our CI/CD Solution](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/10/17/gitlab-ci-oohlala/)
+  - [Building our web-app on GitLab CI: 5 reasons why Captain Train migrated from Jenkins to GitLab CI](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/07/22/building-our-web-app-on-gitlab-ci/)
 
 ## Breaking changes
 
-- [CI variables renaming](variables/README.md#9-0-renaming) Read about the
+- [CI variables renaming for GitLab 9.0](variables/README.md#9-0-renaming) Read about the
   deprecated CI variables and what you should use for GitLab 9.0+.
 - [New CI job permissions model](../user/project/new_ci_build_permissions_model.md)
   Read about what changed in GitLab 8.12 and how that affects your jobs.
   There's a new way to access your Git submodules and LFS objects in jobs.
+
+[gitlab-ci-templates]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ci-yml